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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: none | Opening: 2003 | Capacity: 30,305 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Est\u00e1dio Algarve was built to serve as one of the playing venues of the Euro 2004<\/a> tournament. It\u00a0officially opened on 23 November 2003 with a friendly between local clubs SC Farense and Louletano DC.<\/p>\n

During Euro 2004, the stadium hosted two group matches and the quarter-final between Holland and Sweden (0-0).<\/p>\n

The stadium was previously home to both Farense and Louletano, but as these both failed to attract decent attendances playing in the lower divisions, they chose to play most of their home matches in smaller local stadiums, using Estadio Algarve only for important matches.<\/p>\n

Estadio Algarve occasionally hosts matches of the Portugal national team, and between 2013 and 2017 served as the home of the Gibraltar national team as their traditional home, Victoria Stadium, failed to meet UEFA standards. In 2018 they moved back to a renovated Victoria Stadium after cancelling the Europa Point Stadium<\/a> project.<\/p>\n

Estadio Algarve, designed by Populous<\/a>, is best known for its remarkable architecture. Stand-out features are its 73-metre-high curved roofs over two of the stands, which are held up by a steel structure tied to four pillars. The stadium has a total of 320 VIP places.<\/p>\n

How to get to Estadio Algarve<\/h3>\n

Est\u00e1dio Algarve is located about 8 kilometres north of the city of Faro, about halfway between Faro and Loul\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The stadium has its own train station, Parque das Cidades, with service<\/a> to Faro, Loul\u00e9 and other regional destinations. About 10 trains a day run between Faro and Parque das Cidades. The journey takes about 6 minutes, the walk from the station to the stadium a further 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

The stadium lies next to the A22 motorway which runs across the Algarve and links up with the A2 to Lisbon further west. From the A22 take exit 13 toward Faro. Merge onto the IC-4, and leave the IC-4 again at the first exit (after less than a kilometre).<\/p>\n

Address: Est\u00e1dio Algarve, Parque das Cidades, 8135-014 Almancil<\/p>\n